Ecuador, Espanola Island
Ecuador, Espanola Island
The island of Espanola is the most southerly island of the Galapagos archipelago.
This is an uninhabited island, tourists come here to watch the albatross and blue-footed gannets. It is one of the
Ecuador, Floreana Island
Ecuador, Floreana Island
The island Floreana (other names – Santa Maria, Charles) – the first inhabited island of the Galapagos archipelago.
The bay of this island since the 18th century serves as a kind of mailbox
Ecuador, Fernandina Island
Ecuador, Fernandina Island
The island of Fernardine (the second name is Narborough) is the youngest of the Galapagos Islands. It is a volcanic island and the last eruption of its volcano occurred in 2009.
The island received
Ecuador, Marchena Island
Ecuador, Marchena Island
The island of Marchena (the second name is Bindlo) is one of the northern islands of the Galapagos archipelago.
The last eruption of the active volcano on the island of Marchena occurred in 1991.
Ecuador, Isabela Island
Ecuador, Isabela Island
The island of Isabela is the largest island of the Galapagos archipelago. It was named after Queen Isabella of Castile, the wife of Ferdinand of Aragon.
There are six volcanoes on the island of Isabella,
Ecuador, Genovese Island
Ecuador, Genovese Island
The island of Genovese (other names – Genovesa, Tower) is one of the islands of the Galapagos archipelago, which earned its popularity thanks to feathered inhabitants, which tourists seek to
Ecuador, Darwin Island
Ecuador, Darwin Island
The island of Darwin (second name – Culpepper) is a small uninhabited island of the Galapagos archipelago. It is famous for its Darwin Arch – a picturesque rock in the sea, in the shape
Ecuador, Bartolomé Island
Ecuador, Bartolomé Island
Island Bartolome – the youngest in the archipelago of the Galapagos Islands. It is located near the island of San Salvador. Its main attraction is the Pinnacle rock.
And for tourists, beaches
Ecuador, Embankment Malecon 2000
Ecuador, Embankment Malecon 2000
Malecon 2000 is a well-developed quay along the Guayas River in the city of Guayaquil.
See also: Fermer House
This place became the center of public life of the citizens in the 19th century.
In
Ecuador, Quito Cathedral
Ecuador, Quito Cathedral
The cathedral of Quito was built in 1545. Three-nave temple in the traditional style is decorated with a single bell tower.
In the cathedral there are a lot of chapels in the side naves, they are
Ecuador, Cathedral of Guayaquil
Ecuador, Cathedral of Guayaquil
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Guayaquil was built in the Neo-Gothic style in 1924-1937. The first cathedral of Guayaquil was located on the hill of St.
Anne, but was burned by fire in 1692,
Ecuador, Chimborazo Volcano
Ecuador, Chimborazo Volcano
Chimborazo is an extinct volcano and the highest mountain in Ecuador. Its height is 6267 meters. His last eruption occurred about 550 years ago. The top of the volcano is covered with ice –
Ecuador, Cotopaxi Volcano
Ecuador, Cotopaxi Volcano
Volcano Cotopaxi – the second highest peak in Ecuador, an active volcano (height 5,911 meters).
The last eruption occurred in 2015, and the most destructive of the recorded occurred in 1768.
Ecuador, Basilica del Voto Nacional
Ecuador, Basilica del Voto Nacional
Basilica del Voto Nacion in Quito is the largest neo-gothic basilica in the South and North America. For the sake of collecting money for the construction of this temple in the late 19th